Wherein Eric and John gird their loins, say their prayers, and set forth on an exploration of two of the most frightening, awe-inspiring, and odd monuments in the history of rock music: Use Your Illusion I and Use Your Illusion II, while also peaking in on some of the bad behavior that was so deeply interwoven into the legend of Guns N' Roses.

Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:

Video break #1: “You Could Be Mine”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXx9S2nDouY

Special thanks to beloved friend of the show Jon Barbas for helping to sponsor this episode! Check out Jon's fantastic podcast, Heavy Metal Philosophy, available on YouTube, everywhere you listen to podcasts, or at https://heavymetalphilosophy.com/

Listening Break #1: Choose your own adventure!

a) “November Rain" (ok, it's actually the video: I couldn't resist)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SbUC-UaAxE

b) "Don't Damn Me"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EOrZ5JMgfk

Listening break #2: “Coma"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyV6Lw6t-O4

Listening break #3: “My World”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRQpnJ37Iw8

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Underscore credits:

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